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Operability and maintainability obstacles: an exploratory factor analysis approach

Authors

KORDESTANI GHALENOEI Nazanin SAGHATFOROUSH Ehsan ZARERAVASAN Ahad

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source International Journal of Advanced Operations Management
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
Web https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJAOM.2021.113666?journalCode=ijaom
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJAOM.2021.113666
Keywords operation and maintenance; project; obstacles; exploratory factor analysis; EFA
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Description As the population grows, more infrastructure projects are required too for economic growth of countries however, their maintenance becomes more significant after the completion. It is essential to pay especial attention to the operation and maintenance (O&M) to sustain the value of invested budget. Proper O&M implementation has however experienced some obstacles and an initial step in resolving them is to identify them. This paper aims to identify and prioritise the O&M implementation obstacles in infrastructure projects in Iran. A comprehensive list of obstacles is prepared through a deep literature review and then used of a questionnaire survey. The gathered data from the questionnaires were analysed using the robust exploratory factor analysis method. Twenty-three obstacles are categorised under six themes of management, structure, culture, education and learning, communication, and finance. Results show that management obstacles should be considered in priority for such infrastructure projects, and by solving them.

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